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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 483 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – fish (b) bat – mat (c) bright – mat
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) mat (b) dog (c) bun
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – frog (b) fog – frog (c) fog – mat
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) cake (b) blouse (c) day
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – wish (b) fish – shell (c) hat – wish
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) coat (b) sun (c) look
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sea (b) bat (c) bed
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – fog (b) mouse – house (c) swish – house
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – boat (b) hat – cat (c) night – cat
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bake (b) pie – bake (c) snake – book
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – fold (b) tree – fold (c) old – tray
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) brain (b) tell (c) cat
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – mouse (b) house – far (c) house – mouse
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – snake (b) play – blouse (c) mouse – blouse
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – house (b) fun – bun (c) play – bun
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) The moon, round and white (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) one (b) clay (c) my
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – jar (b) bell – tell (c) bed – tell
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – kite (b) white – kite (c) white – tree
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – gold (b) mouse – gold (c) bold – light

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 5
  3. bat – mat
  4. 5
  5. bun
  6. 3
  7. fog – frog
  8. 7
  9. 5
  10. day
  11. fish – wish
  12. coat
  13. 2
  14. sea
  15. mouse – house
  16. hat – cat
  17. snake – bake
  18. 7
  19. old – fold
  20. cat
  21. Waves kiss the warm sand
  22. 5
  23. house – mouse
  24. 3
  25. 4
  26. 3
  27. mouse – blouse
  28. fun – bun
  29. The moon, round and white
  30. one
  31. bell – tell
  32. Soft snow on the hills
  33. 5
  34. 2
  35. white – kite
  36. 7
  37. 1
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. bold – gold

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